Below are some of the latest updates from dental support organizations:
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1. The pandemic has not slowed Heartland Dental's growth, as the Effingham, Ill.-based DSO has added more than 100 new dentists in 2020.
2. A panel of experts discussed with Becker's what the DSO landscape will look like in 2021 and beyond.
3. SmileDirectClub partnered with Dallas-based Deca Dental Oct. 22, integrating the DSO's more than 100 affiliated practices into its network.
4. Orange, Calif.-based Western Dental is opening a new practice in San Diego, the organization's 234th office in California.
5. After serving as Walgreens' senior vice president of pharmacy and retail operations, Jeffrey Koziel joined Saratosa, Fla.-based Dental Care Alliance as its new president.
6. Chicago-based Webster Dental Care, a dental service organization with 12 locations, appointed a new chief operating officer and its first human resources officer.
7. Western Dental promoted Patricia Himpelmann to senior vice president of specialty services.
8. For the first time, Chicago-based Aspen Dental's recruiting session will be entirely virtual.
9. Delta Dental Plans Association named James "Wells" Hutchison its new president and CEO Nov. 2.